firefighters

Judge: Calif. Police Had No Legal Duty to Aid Man

The police and firefighters who remained on shore as Raymond Zack waded into San Francisco Bay on Memorial Day 2011 and succumbed to hypothermia were under no legal duty to help him, a judge ruled Monday.

Firefighters Watch Home Burn; Homeowners Hadn't Paid $75 Fee

News of a home burning down in rural Obion County, Tennessee because the neighboring fire department refused assistance to the owners who hadn’t paid the $75 fee for the coverage, has spread like, well, wildfire.
But like most news articles - you've really got to read the whole thing. The unpaid $75 fee was something the homeowners could have chosen to pay or not pay - and they chose not to pay. It was expanded service offerings from a neighboring city to the more rural area.